Be good to your teeth: Regular flossing reduces risk of stroke, AFib.!
\nPresented at the American Stroke Association\u2019s International Stroke Conference 2025.<\/p>\n
Highlighted by AHA, 2025 Be good to your teeth: Regular flossing reduces risk of stroke, AFib.! Presented at the American Stroke Association\u2019s International Stroke Conference 2025. Highlighted by AHA, 2025 Source: https:\/\/www.nhlbi.nih.gov\/science\/atherosclerosis-risk-communities-aric-study. Key Points: 1. Study Background: \u2022 Data from over 6,000 participants (average age: 62) in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study. \u2022 Follow-up period: up to 25 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6648","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6648","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6648"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6648\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6649,"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6648\/revisions\/6649"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6648"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6648"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6648"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nSource: https:\/\/www.nhlbi.nih.gov\/science\/atherosclerosis-risk-communities-aric-study.<\/a>
\nKey Points:
\n1. Study Background:
\n\u2022 Data from over 6,000 participants (average age: 62) in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study.
\n\u2022 Follow-up period: up to 25 years.
\n2. Main Findings:
\n\u2022 Flossing at least once per week linked to:
\n\u2022 22% lower risk of ischemic stroke.
\n\u2022 44% lower risk of cardioembolic stroke.
\n\u2022 12% lower risk of atrial fibrillation (AFib).
\n\u2022 More frequent flossing correlated with greater benefits.
\n3. Mechanism Hypothesis:
\n\u2022 Flossing may reduce inflammation and oral infections, thus improving vascular health.
\n\u2022 It may also promote other healthy behaviors.
\n4. Expert Commentary:
\n\u2022 Dr. Souvik Sen emphasized the affordability and accessibility of flossing as a preventive measure.
\n\u2022 Dr. Daniel Lackland suggested dental habits might one day be added to the AHA\u2019s \u201cLife\u2019s Essential 8\u201d risk factors for heart and brain health.
\nhttps:\/\/www.heart.org\/en\/news\/2025\/01\/30\/flossing-may-reduce-risk-for-stroke-and-irregular-heart-rhythm<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"